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Musketta (Mosquito - Bristol's Hope)- Will Of Patience Pynn, 1810

In the Name of God, Amen. I, Patience Pynn of Musketta, being very sick
and weak in body but of perfect memory, thanks be to God, calling to mind
the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all people
and to dye, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to
say… Principally and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the
hand of Almighty God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to
be buryed in decent Christian Burial, nothing doubting but at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God,
and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless
me with in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following
manner and form.

1st I bequeath unto my beloved Son, Henry, the full possession of the
Room given unto him by his father which goeth by the name of Bassfords
Room to be held in full possession by him and his Heirs &c. Unto my
beloved Daughter, Jane, I give my Bed and all furniture belong to it, all
my own wearing apparell and Chest and one piece of Hardware. I Give unto
my beloved Son, George, my Looking glass and desk and Store Chest. And all
furniture belong to my beloved husband is to be divided betwixt my three
sons, Thomas, Shepherd and George, to be divided at the discretion of my
Executors Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will and Testament
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 29th day of
May in the year of our Lord God 1810.

Signed, Seal’d, Publish’d, Pronounced and declared by}Patience [X]
Pynnthe said Patience Pynn as her last will and Testament}in the
presence of us who in the presence of her and in}the presence of each
other have hereto Subscribed our Names}Thomas BakerJos(h) Pippy

You swear that you were present and did see Patience Pynn late of
Mosquitto, deceased, Sign & Execute this Will as and for her last will
& Testament, So help you God}Thomas BakerJoseph Pippy

Sworn before one at Harbour Grace this}Fourteenth day of January
1811}L(s) Amadeus Anspach, Surrogate

[Transcribed 17 Feb 2000 by Bonnie Hickey. Some punctuation has been
added to aid comprehension.]